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A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind: The Life Of William Dampier by Michael Preston, Diana Preston (Paperback, 2005)
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A classic example of the best narrative history. William Dampier is one of England's forgotten heroes. Subtitle The Life Of William Dampier. Author Diana Preston. A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind. Short Title A Pirate of Exquisite Mind.
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A rip-roaring swashbuckler about a forgotten 17th century English hero who, starting as a poor, piratical buccaneer, became a famed round-the-world explorer. William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research.Dampier was the first to map the winds and currents of the world's oceans; led the first recorded party of Englishmen to set foot on Australia - 80 years before Cook; wrote about Galapagos wildlife 150 years before Darwin, who drew on Dampier's notes in his own work; was the first travel writer- A NEW VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD was instant bestseller when it was published in 1697 - said to have influenced the novels of Swift and Defoe.A man full of contradictions- he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his 'exquisite refinement of mind'. A classic example of the best narrative history.Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139780552772105
eBay Product ID (ePID)91506177
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Pirate of Exquisite Mind: the Life of William Dampier
AuthorMichael Preston, Diana Preston
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width127mm
Item Weight346g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDiana Preston, Michael Preston
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 08 Nov, 2018
Draws the reader into the mind of William Dampier and the world of his time.
Very interesting historically, geographically,environmentally, ethically and emotionally. This book should be part of school curriculum.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 May, 2024
Good price.
Good price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Nov, 2023
All good
A good read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
